The waxing Moon in the evening sky visits Saturn, then Jupiter. And as Halloween approaches, Arcturus becomes the Ghost of Summer Suns.
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Bundle up and enjoy the Orionid meteor shower under moonless skies this week. Don't miss the warm-up act, either, when two of Jupiter's moons pair up in a captivating double-shadow transit.
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Ancient pine trees hold the record of an atmospheric event 14,373 years ago. The only known explanation is a massive solar storm.
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The weekend's solar eclipse dazzled observers throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Sky & Telescope editors and contributing editors report.
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The Psyche mission launched today, on its way to rendezvous with the asteroid of the same name in 2029.
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The week's big event is the Moon stepping on the Sun on Saturday the 14th. But the Moon's not done. Several days later it steps squarely on the handle of the Sagittarius Teapot, then on Herman's Cross. Show-off.
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A star's sudden brightening and, two years later, its sudden dimming point to a cataclysmic collision between two large worlds.
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If you can't see the annular solar eclipse in person, we've got some online viewing opportunities for you.
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An explosive flash of blue light briefly appeared in intergalactic space, thousands of light-years from the nearest galaxy.
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The Osiris-REX sample collection team reveals the first look at material collected from the asteroid Bennu.
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Making room for astronomy in my life has felt like coming home — as if the universe has left a literal light on for me.
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Satellite imagery will prove invaluable in making decisions on the day of the annular solar eclipse.
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks has awakened again from its recent slumbers with a fresh outburst. It's now bright enough to see in a modest telescope.
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Discover the observations of astronomer Francis Baily as he watched sunlight bead along the lunar limb during an 1836 annular eclipse.
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A partial/annular eclipse of the Sun washes across the Americas on Wednesday the 14th. Four days before, the waning Moon and Venus pair up in early dawn with Regulus glimmering between them.
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A solar eclipse will soon grace the skies over the Americas. On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Moon will cross in front of the Sun, spending up to 5 minutes 17 seconds centered on the brilliant solar disk, but it will cover at most 90% of it. The remaining 10% will appear as a blazing “ring of fire” around the Moon’s black silhouette.
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Astronomers have directly imaged emission from the cosmic web, the filamentary structure that underlies the universe.
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The October annular eclipse is coming up, and the most important requirement will be clear skies. Here's how to forecast the weather.
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A new understanding of far-off worlds in the outer solar system suggests that if "Planet X" ever existed, it has long since left the vicinity.
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Get acquainted with Comet 103P/Hartley. It's been a dozen years since its last bright apparition. While you're at it challenge yourself to spot the elusive gegenschein.
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The bright BlueWalker 3 satellite, a prototype for the even larger Bluebird satellites, is one of the brightest objects in the sky.
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